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81Diver - Season 1

Sugata Kentaro used to be one of the most hopeful trainee to be a professional Shogi (Japanese chess) player, but fails at the final test. Now he has become a "Shinkenshi," a gambler who plays Shogi for money, and boasts his 182 wins in a row. But he is devastated when he is beaten completely by a young woman known as "Ukeshi" who takes any challenges and never loses. As Shogi means everything to him, he decides to train himself harder to become the strongest player. Based on a popular comic, this comedy drama is about a young man's exciting journey to reorganize his life through a series of tough challenges in Shogi guided by a mysterious girl.

Top Cast

  • Mikio Date

    Mikio Date

    Gakuda Goro

  • Kinoshita Yukina

    Kinoshita Yukina

    Tsukishima Masaki

  • Junpei Mizobata

    Junpei Mizobata

    Sugata Kentarou

  • Riisa Naka

    Riisa Naka

    Nakashizu Soyo

  • Misako Yasuda

    Misako Yasuda

    Muguruma Rika

  • Takeshi Tomizawa

    Takeshi Tomizawa

    Hiyou Yasuo

  • Tetsu Watanabe

    Tetsu Watanabe

    Tsukishima Fumio

  • Fumiyo Kohinata

    Fumiyo Kohinata

    Suzuki Hobbito

Overview

Sugata Kentaro used to be one of the most hopeful trainee to be a professional Shogi (Japanese chess) player, but fails at the final test. Now he has become a "Shinkenshi," a gambler who plays Shogi for money, and boasts his 182 wins in a row. But he is devastated when he is beaten completely by a young woman known as "Ukeshi" who takes any challenges and never loses. As Shogi means everything to him, he decides to train himself harder to become the strongest player. Based on a popular comic, this comedy drama is about a young man's exciting journey to reorganize his life through a series of tough challenges in Shogi guided by a mysterious girl.

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